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(43) Date of publication: 27.11.2019 Bulletin 2019/48 (21) Application number: 18702152.2 (22) Date of filing: 18.01.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 16/08(2006.01) A61M 39/12(2006.01) A61M 16/06(2006.01) A61M 39/10(2006.01) F16L 33/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2018/051241 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/134321 (26.07.2018 Gazette 2018/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD TN (30) Priority: 20.01.2017 GB 201701042 (71) Applicant: Intersurgical AG Vaduz (LI)	(72) Inventor: BOWSHER, Richard Francis Wokingham Berkshire RG41 2RZ (GB) (74) Representative: Adamson Jones  BioCity Nottingham Pennyfoot Street Nottingham NG1 1GF Nottingham NG1 1GF (GB)